The service was great (thanks Tracey), but the food was inconsistent. The Good: 1 biscuit w/sausage gravy and 2 eggs over easy--these were done perfectly. Biscuit was flaky and delicious, eggs were properly over easy. The Bad: the bacon was over-cooked so it got too crispy, leaves that powdery feeling in your mouth. And the hash browns were dry--despite the appearance that it was cooked on a griddle (which I'm sure it was), the texture was like they were baked. Must have sat around a bit. Edit: cash register error in my favor, collect $1.30. But I was not allowed to pass go
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Elizabeth O.
I may be a little biased here because I worked at this location for just over a year between college and the real world... but this Bob Evans is one of the better stores out there. I worked at several "Bob's" during the year as a fill-in server when help was needed and this one is the most efficient of all 4 Bob's in the area (3 in Parkersburg, WV). I would say the only one that compares is the Athens [Ohio] Bob Evans. This Bob Evans is clean and spacious. The servers are hit or miss in terms of personality and work ethic, but that is really no different from any restaurant. This Bob Evans really cares about getting the food out quickly and making sure it is well presented. If something doesn't meet your reasonable expectations, they will do everything they can to make it right. Seriously. Sundays around lunch time are a mad house. Everyone goes here after church (and college kids show up hungover) so expect to wait in line for a while and then to wait on food for a while. That's just the nature of a busy restaurant. Saturdays aren't much better. Avoid these times if you don't like waiting. I love the food here and now that I live in CA, I make it a point to go to this Bob Evans every time I return to my hometown but I accept other Bob's if I'm traveling somewhere else east of the Mississippi. My favorites are the cheddar potato soup, Bob-B-Q chicken salad, mashed potatoes with gravy, celery dressing, Texas toast and the potato crusted flounder. The dinner rolls are heavenly and the ever changing specialty breads are delicious. One would think that working someplace, you would get tired of the food but I still crave it daily. The other servers and I used to joke that we would easily gain 50 pounds a year if we were given more than one lunch break. I think that says something. Tip: If you ever order Carryout, don't forget to tip the server who gathers your food. Before I worked here I never thought of doing that (since I wasn't actually being waited on, but now I think differently) I worked that counter many times (I loved the challenge and chaos of it) and it is far more demanding than waiting tables. Fielding countless phone calls and straining to hear/understand the person on the other end, waiting on the bar/counter customers, making sure every requested condiment makes it into the proper bag, filling containers with salads/sides/drinks/etc. helping the kitchen staff when food isn't making it out quickly... it makes for a busy shift :)
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Nate L.
As I was traveling, this Bob Evans made a perfect rest stop for me. While the menu doesn't really change from restaurant to restaurant, it's placed just so that I can have a decent lunch and fill up the car before I took the rather long haul down the West Virginian portion of I-77. The service was adequate, although not not the quickest I've seen, and the food was as it should be. It'll definitely be a stop, should I need to travel this interstate again.
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Susan F.
What can I say? How many Bob Evans did I pass this weekend on a trip to Marietta, OH? I felt like I passed a ton. Anyway...had breakfast here one morning. Bob Evans is just A-OK. It is nothing fancy or nothing grand. Our waitress here definitely was not about to win the Pulitzer award for her brightness. The baby changing table in the women's restroom was right in front of the sinks...not the best location. I really wish that the people who installed baby changing tables would think about where they put them...before installing them.
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Megan D.
Always get great service. Today I got the strawberry French toast, side of bacon and a side of hash browns. I paid $1.99 for an what's seems to be an after thought of hash browns. So disappointed.
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PW O.
I went to this restaurant on Thanksgiving because they advertised on their marquee they were opened from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. I have eaten at many Bob Evans in the past and one of the things I like is that you can order breakfast at any time. My son and I arrived around 12:30 p.m. It was busy but not completely packed. We were seated right away and handed a set menu which was the first issue. I have never been to a Bob Evans with a set menu. I certainly realize it was Thanksgiving but I was not expecting a set menu. It was 12:30 p.m. which is normally the time to order lunch but my son and I want to order breakfast. Our choice was a slice of turkey or ham with a variety of sides. We were not happy but we were hungry so we ordered off the set menu. Once we started making our selections we were told they were out of rolls and a number of other sides. They were even out of pumpkin pie. They had been open less than five hours and had seven hours to go and they were already out of a number of key items. The service was horrible. It was not because they lacked people. We sat for almost ten minutes before someone took our order. Most of the wait staff was behind the counter involved with conversations with each other or other customers. Our waitress was at the table across from us in a very long conversation with the people she was waiting on. The conversation was of a personal nature and had nothing to do with their meal. Again, I realize it was a holiday but if a business is open for business they should be ready for customers. Our drinks were not kept full and it was not because they were that busy. I would see our waitress chatting with her co-workers instead of checking her tables. At one point I started to get out of our booth to go ask for service when she finally walked up. Another issue ... cost. The final bill for one person was $16.00 for the set menu and a cup of coffee. I thought that was pretty high for ONE person eating at a Bob Evans for lunch. In addition I was not happy that they did not offer a discount since they were out of some of the things we tried to order but had to settle for something else. As I have said a few times ... I realize it was Thanksgiving but I wish they would have told us it was a set menu before they seated us. It also wouldn't have hurt to review what they were out of before showing us to our table. The service could have been a lot better. Considering my experience at other Bob Evans I was very disappointed with this location. In my opinion all the issues were due to poor management. This restaurant is located in a very small town that had very limited options in the way of open restaurants on Thanksgiving during the day. It is hard for me to except they didn't realize they were going to be busy.
Takes Reservations : No Delivery : No Take-out : Yes Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Good For : Breakfast Wheelchair Accessible : Yes Good for Kids : Yes Good for Groups : Yes Attire : Casual Noise Level : Average Alcohol : No Outdoor Seating : No Wi-Fi : No Has TV : No Waiter Service : Yes
Trevor A.
The service was great (thanks Tracey), but the food was inconsistent. The Good: 1 biscuit w/sausage gravy and 2 eggs over easy--these were done perfectly. Biscuit was flaky and delicious, eggs were properly over easy. The Bad: the bacon was over-cooked so it got too crispy, leaves that powdery feeling in your mouth. And the hash browns were dry--despite the appearance that it was cooked on a griddle (which I'm sure it was), the texture was like they were baked. Must have sat around a bit. Edit: cash register error in my favor, collect $1.30. But I was not allowed to pass go
(3)Elizabeth O.
I may be a little biased here because I worked at this location for just over a year between college and the real world... but this Bob Evans is one of the better stores out there. I worked at several "Bob's" during the year as a fill-in server when help was needed and this one is the most efficient of all 4 Bob's in the area (3 in Parkersburg, WV). I would say the only one that compares is the Athens [Ohio] Bob Evans. This Bob Evans is clean and spacious. The servers are hit or miss in terms of personality and work ethic, but that is really no different from any restaurant. This Bob Evans really cares about getting the food out quickly and making sure it is well presented. If something doesn't meet your reasonable expectations, they will do everything they can to make it right. Seriously. Sundays around lunch time are a mad house. Everyone goes here after church (and college kids show up hungover) so expect to wait in line for a while and then to wait on food for a while. That's just the nature of a busy restaurant. Saturdays aren't much better. Avoid these times if you don't like waiting. I love the food here and now that I live in CA, I make it a point to go to this Bob Evans every time I return to my hometown but I accept other Bob's if I'm traveling somewhere else east of the Mississippi. My favorites are the cheddar potato soup, Bob-B-Q chicken salad, mashed potatoes with gravy, celery dressing, Texas toast and the potato crusted flounder. The dinner rolls are heavenly and the ever changing specialty breads are delicious. One would think that working someplace, you would get tired of the food but I still crave it daily. The other servers and I used to joke that we would easily gain 50 pounds a year if we were given more than one lunch break. I think that says something. Tip: If you ever order Carryout, don't forget to tip the server who gathers your food. Before I worked here I never thought of doing that (since I wasn't actually being waited on, but now I think differently) I worked that counter many times (I loved the challenge and chaos of it) and it is far more demanding than waiting tables. Fielding countless phone calls and straining to hear/understand the person on the other end, waiting on the bar/counter customers, making sure every requested condiment makes it into the proper bag, filling containers with salads/sides/drinks/etc. helping the kitchen staff when food isn't making it out quickly... it makes for a busy shift :)
(4)Nate L.
As I was traveling, this Bob Evans made a perfect rest stop for me. While the menu doesn't really change from restaurant to restaurant, it's placed just so that I can have a decent lunch and fill up the car before I took the rather long haul down the West Virginian portion of I-77. The service was adequate, although not not the quickest I've seen, and the food was as it should be. It'll definitely be a stop, should I need to travel this interstate again.
(3)Susan F.
What can I say? How many Bob Evans did I pass this weekend on a trip to Marietta, OH? I felt like I passed a ton. Anyway...had breakfast here one morning. Bob Evans is just A-OK. It is nothing fancy or nothing grand. Our waitress here definitely was not about to win the Pulitzer award for her brightness. The baby changing table in the women's restroom was right in front of the sinks...not the best location. I really wish that the people who installed baby changing tables would think about where they put them...before installing them.
(3)Megan D.
Always get great service. Today I got the strawberry French toast, side of bacon and a side of hash browns. I paid $1.99 for an what's seems to be an after thought of hash browns. So disappointed.
(3)PW O.
I went to this restaurant on Thanksgiving because they advertised on their marquee they were opened from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. I have eaten at many Bob Evans in the past and one of the things I like is that you can order breakfast at any time. My son and I arrived around 12:30 p.m. It was busy but not completely packed. We were seated right away and handed a set menu which was the first issue. I have never been to a Bob Evans with a set menu. I certainly realize it was Thanksgiving but I was not expecting a set menu. It was 12:30 p.m. which is normally the time to order lunch but my son and I want to order breakfast. Our choice was a slice of turkey or ham with a variety of sides. We were not happy but we were hungry so we ordered off the set menu. Once we started making our selections we were told they were out of rolls and a number of other sides. They were even out of pumpkin pie. They had been open less than five hours and had seven hours to go and they were already out of a number of key items. The service was horrible. It was not because they lacked people. We sat for almost ten minutes before someone took our order. Most of the wait staff was behind the counter involved with conversations with each other or other customers. Our waitress was at the table across from us in a very long conversation with the people she was waiting on. The conversation was of a personal nature and had nothing to do with their meal. Again, I realize it was a holiday but if a business is open for business they should be ready for customers. Our drinks were not kept full and it was not because they were that busy. I would see our waitress chatting with her co-workers instead of checking her tables. At one point I started to get out of our booth to go ask for service when she finally walked up. Another issue ... cost. The final bill for one person was $16.00 for the set menu and a cup of coffee. I thought that was pretty high for ONE person eating at a Bob Evans for lunch. In addition I was not happy that they did not offer a discount since they were out of some of the things we tried to order but had to settle for something else. As I have said a few times ... I realize it was Thanksgiving but I wish they would have told us it was a set menu before they seated us. It also wouldn't have hurt to review what they were out of before showing us to our table. The service could have been a lot better. Considering my experience at other Bob Evans I was very disappointed with this location. In my opinion all the issues were due to poor management. This restaurant is located in a very small town that had very limited options in the way of open restaurants on Thanksgiving during the day. It is hard for me to except they didn't realize they were going to be busy.
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